Time
May 30th, Sunday from 12 Noon to 11 PM

Key Note Speaker

Dr Phyllis Herman
Department Chair & Prof. of Religious Studies
California State University

Detail Schedule

11:00 AM        Documentaries on Nazrul

                        Projection: Dr. Abul Kasem

12 NOON       Opening Statement and introduction:

Convener and BADV President: Golam Kabir

12:15 PM        Welcome speech and introduction of the NANCC members:

Chairman NANCC: Dr. Sultan Ahmad

12:25 PM        Ceremonial opening: Dr. Abdul Momen. Permanent representative to the UN. Conducted by Co-convener Salahuddin Ahmed

12:30 PM        Opening program by Bangladesh Association of Delaware Valley Presented by Susmita Guha-Roy:

Love and nature:

Sangita Palit, Mahbuba Zaman, Dipa Bhattacharya, Jolly Das, Saimun Alam Tasi, Murad Hossain, Shamsul Alam Farid

Dr. Rafiqul Islam (Lead)

Tabla: Gokul Panda & Topon Modok

Guitar: Russel

Keyboard: Kumaresh Sen

Muhtadyuzzaman Syed (Rhythm), Madiha Syeda (Rhyme), Myth Antargato, Nusayba Chowdhury, Shirgina Kazi (Purba), Eltimas  Kazi (pobon), Nabelah Hussain, Shahab Sadman Alam, Siyam Mohiuddin, Nazia Uddin, Naima Nasiruddin, Tamima Mamun

Dance choreographed and directed by Munmun Saha

12:55 PM        Ferdous Ara: Nazrul Songs

1:15 PM          Sajed Kamal, Academician & Nazrul scholar From Boston: Challenges in Translating Nazrul’s poetries.

1:32 PM          Khairul Alam Shakil: Nazrul Songs

1:55 PM          Best of The Second Generation:

Tomal Hossain & Shamiul Muktadir: Nazrul songs

Saimun Alam Tasi: Nazrul’s Devotional song

Tonima Quabeli: Nazrul’s love song:

Shaiyan Arif: Recitation: Lichu chor

2:25 PM          Shabnam Abedi: Nazrul songs

2:42 PM          Rokeya Haider, Voice of America, Washington DC

and Homaira Haider:

Recitation:

2:59 PM          Iqbal Bahar Chowdhury,

Voice of America, Washington DC:

Recitation:

3:19 PM          Dulal Bhowmik: Nazrul’s Folk based Songs

3:41 PM          Recitation and Dance: Koyjana, New Jersey:

Boroshone Kabi:

Lazima Mahmud, Urmi Mehman, Rahaat Azim, Shamsul Haque,

S. K. Saadi, Elora Islam.

Tabla: Gokul Panda

3:53 PM          Kamalika Mitra: Nazrul Love Songs

Tabla: Gokul Panda

4:10 PM          Announce the presence of Dr Rachel S. McDermott

Chair & Assoc. Professor Asian and Middle Eastern Culture Studies, Barnard College, Columbia, University, NY.

4:12 PM          Golam Sohrab: (Nazrul Songs & tune analysis).

Tabla:Tapan Modok.

4:30 PM          Professor Momtaz uddin Ahmed

Prominent playwright, academician and Bangladesh Cultural attaché to the UN.

Strive of Bangladesh to promote Nazrul literature.

4:43 PM          Award Giving Ceremony: Dr. Ziauddin Ahmed

5:08 PM          Sharfuzzaman Mukul: Recitation of the poem “Bidrohi”.

5:25 PM          Kaberi Das, Paromita Das, Srutikona Das: Nazrul songs (Gazals) and instrumental music.

                        Tabla: Tapan Modok

5:44 PM          Selima Ashraf Islam: Nazrul’s seasonal (rain) songs

Tabla: Tapan Modok

6:01 PM          Krishnendu Bose and Munmun Saha:

Dance Duet: Light

6:23 PM          Dr.Rafiquel Islam: Nazrul’s love songs

                        Tabla: Gokul Panda

6:48 PM          Sri Chinmoy Centre, New York:

                        A Tribute to Kazi Nazrul Islam:

                        Progoti, Bohula, Khurshedul Islam and others

7:01 PM          Bangladesh Association of America, Inc., Washington DC:

Sharmistha Banarjee: Nazrul’s devotional songs.

7:18 PM          Dr Phyllis Herman, Department Chair & Prof. of Religious Studies, California State University:

                        Difficulty in Teaching Nazrul in USA

7:41 PM          Nrityanjalee: Water (nature’s element)

Dance:

Ferdusy Dia, Priyanka Das, Aaka Howlader, Bianca Chakravorty, Tanima Sen, Antara Majumdar, Byasha Jahangir, Jesan Momen, Chandra Banerjee

Choreographed by Chandra Banerjee

8:04 PM          Shankar Chakraborty: Nazrul classical songs

                        Tabla: Tapan Modok

8:29 PM          Bangladesh Institute of Performing Arts, New York:

Dimensions of love in Nazrul songs:

Songs & recitations:

Selima Ashraf, Nilufar Jahan, Tanvir Ahmed, Mahbuba Chowdhury, Akashnila Ahmed, Annafi Wahid

Dance:

Nowsheen Noor, Dipika Dev, Asma Nihshash, Tasin Ferdous, Ani Ferdous.

9:09 PM          Ferdous Ara: Nazrul songs

                        Tabla: Tapan Modok

9:34 PM          Khairul Alam Shakil: Nazrul songs

                        Tabla: Tapan Modok